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2008–09 Buffalo Sabres
Division 3rd Northeast
Conference 9th Eastern
2008–09 record 11-10-3
Home record 7-6-1
Road record 4-4-2
Goals for 65
Goals against 71
Team information
General Manager Darcy Regier
Coach Lindy Ruff
Captain Craig Rivet
Alternate captains Jochen Hecht
Teppo Numminen
Jason Pominville
Jaroslav Spacek
Arena HSBC Arena
Average attendance Average: 18,587
Capacity: 99.5%
Total: 148,699
Team leaders
Goals Thomas Vanek (18)
Assists Jaroslav Spacek (11)
Derek Roy (11)
Points Thomas Vanek (23)
Penalties in minutes Andrew Peters (64)
Plus/Minus Toni Lydman (+3)
Wins Ryan Miller (10)
Goals against average Ryan Miller (2.56)

The 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres season will be the 38th season of the Buffalo Sabres.

Contents: Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records — Transactions
Roster — Draft picks — Farm teams — See also — References


Pre-season

In their second preseason game, the Sabres played the Montreal Canadiens in Roberval, Quebec, the 2008 winner of the Kraft Hockeyville contest. In their newly renovated arena, Roberval hosted the preseason game on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Montreal scored the first three goals, then held off Buffalo for a 3-2 win in at Benoit-Levesque Arena.1

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northeast Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 25 17 4 4 85 56 38
Montreal Canadiens 25 15 6 4 78 67 34
Buffalo Sabres 24 11 10 3 65 71 25
Toronto Maple Leafs 26 9 11 6 79 94 24
Ottawa Senators 23 9 10 4 57 57 22

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins * 25 17 4 4 85 56 38
New York Rangers * 29 18 9 2 77 73 38
Washington Capitals * 26 14 9 3 85 82 31
Montreal Canadiens 25 15 6 4 78 67 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 25 15 6 4 82 68 34
Philadelphia Flyers 25 12 7 6 82 77 30
New Jersey Devils 23 13 8 2 68 62 28
Carolina Hurricanes 26 12 12 2 67 80 26
Florida Panthers 25 11 11 3 63 69 25
Buffalo Sabres 24 11 10 3 65 71 25
Toronto Maple Leafs 26 9 11 6 79 94 24
Ottawa Senators 23 9 10 4 57 57 22
New York Islanders 25 10 13 2 67 85 22
Tampa Bay Lightning 25 6 11 8 57 79 20
Atlanta Thrashers 25 8 14 3 72 92 19

* – division leader

Game log

2008–09 Game Log
Preseason
October
November
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
11 November 1 Washington Capitals 5-0 HSBC Arena
18,690		 7-2-2
12 November 3 New Jersey Devils 2-0 Prudential Center
10,567		 8-2-2
13 November 7 Atlanta Thrashers 4-5 OT HSBC Arena
18,466		 8-2-3
14 November 8 Boston Bruins 1-3 TD BankNorth Garden 8-3-3
15 November 12 St. Louis Blues 4-3 HSBC Arena 9-3-3
16 November 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-6 HSBC Arena 9-4-3
17 November 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-5 Mellon Arena 9-5-3
18 November 19 Boston Bruins 4-7 TD BankNorth Garden 9-6-3
19 November 21 Philadelphia Flyers 0-3 HSBC Arena 9-7-3
20 November 22 New York Islanders 2-4 HSBC Arena 9-8-3
21 November 26 Boston Bruins 3-2 HSBC Arena 10-8-3
22 November 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 HSBC Arena 11-8-3
23 November 29 Montreal Canadiens 2-3 Bell Centre 11-9-3
December
January
February
March
April
Schedule

Playoffs

The Sabres are attempting to make the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 seasons since the 2004/05 lockout.

Player stats

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Thomas Vanek 26 22 15 6 21 +1 18 - - - - - -
Jason Pominville 29 22 8 10 18 +1 8 - - - - - -
Derek Roy 9 22 6 10 16 -4 12 - - - - - -
Jaroslav Spacek 6 22 1 10 11 -4 10 - - - - - -
Andrej Sekera 44 22 0 10 10 -6 6 - - - - - -
Ales Kotalik 12 16 5 5 10 -4 10 - - - - - -
Clarke MacArthur 41 22 6 4 10 -5 20 - - - - - -
Maxim Afinogenov 61 20 1 8 9 -9 8 - - - - - -
Daniel Paille 20 20 2 6 8 0 0 - - - - - -
Tim Connolly 19 6 2 5 7 +1 0 - - - - - -
Drew Stafford 21 19 4 3 7 -2 4 - - - - - -
Toni Lydman 5 22 0 6 6 +4 12 - - - - - -
Teppo Numminen 27 22 1 5 6 -7 16 - - - - -
Jochen Hecht 55 12 2 4 6 -3 4 - - - - - -
Craig Rivet 52 17 0 5 5 -5 39 - - - - - -
Henrik Tallinder 10 19 1 4 5 0 10 - - - - - -
Adam Mair 22 22 3 2 5 0 45 - - - - - -
Paul Gaustad 28 13 2 2 4 -2 8 - - - - - -
Nathan Paetsch 38 6 0 2 2 -1 2 - - - - - -
Patrick Kaleta 36 20 1 1 2 -3 48 - - - - - -
Mark Mancari 25 4 1 1 2 -1 0 - - - - - -
Matt Ellis 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Mike Weber 4 2 0 0 0 -2 9 - - - - - -
Andrew Peters 76 17 0 0 0 -2 64 - - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP MIN W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA GP MIN W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Ryan Miller 30 18 1031 10 5 2 44 2 .910 2.56 - - - - - - - -
Patrick Lalime 40 6 308 1 3 1 17 0 .879 3.31 - - - - - - -

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Date achieved
Jason Pominville 100th NHL Assist October 13, 2008
Thomas Vanek 200th NHL Point October 15, 2008
Lindy Ruff 400th NHL win October 15, 2008
Patrick Lalime 400th NHL Appearance October 27, 2008

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008
 To Buffalo Sabres
12th pick in 2008 (Tyler Myers)		 To Los Angeles Kings
13th pick in 2008 (Colten Teubert)
3rd round pick in 2009
June 21, 2008 To Buffalo Sabres
81st pick in 2008 (Corey Fienhage)
101st pick in 2008 (Justin Jokinen)		 To Los Angeles Kings
74th pick in 2008 (Andrew Campbell)
July 4, 2008 To Buffalo Sabres
Craig Rivet
seventh-round pick in 2010		 To San Jose Sharks
second-round pick in 2009
second-round pick in 2010
July 4, 2008 To Buffalo Sabres
third-round pick in 2009
second-round pick in 2010		 To Vancouver Canucks
Steve Bernier

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms
Patrick Lalime Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $2 million
Mathieu Darche Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Year, $500,000
Player New team
Dmitri Kalinin New York Rangers 1 year, $2.1 Million

Claimed from Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Matt Ellis Los Angeles Kings October 1

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior Team
1 12 Tyler Myers D  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
1 26 Tyler Ennis C  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 44 Luke Adam C  Canada St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
3 81 Corey Fienhage D  United States Eastview High School (Minnesota)
4 101 Justin Jokinen RW  United States Colquet High School (Minnesota)
4 104 Jordan Southorn D  United States P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)
5 134 Jacob Lagace LW  Canada Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
6 164 Nick Crawford D  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)

Roster

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Updated December 4, 2008.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
61 Flag of Russia Afinogenov, MaximMaxim Afinogenov RW L 29 1997 Moscow, U.S.S.R.
19 Flag of the United States Connolly, TimTim Connolly Injured Reserve C R 27 2001 Baldwinsville, New York
28 Flag of the United States Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad C L 26 2000 Fargo, North Dakota
55 Flag of Germany Hecht, JochenJochen Hecht (A) LW L 31 2002 Mannheim, West Germany
36 Flag of the United States Kaleta, PatrickPatrick Kaleta Injured Reserve RW R 22 2004 Angola, New York
12 Flag of the Czech Republic Kotalik, AlesAles Kotalik RW R 29 1998 Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia
40 Flag of Canada Lalime, PatrickPatrick Lalime G L 34 2008 Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
5 Flag of Finland Lydman, ToniToni Lydman D L 31 2005 Lahti, Finland
41 Flag of Canada MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur C L 23 2003 Lloydminster, Alberta
22 Flag of Canada Mair, AdamAdam Mair C R 29 2002 Hamilton, Ontario
25 Flag of Canada Mancari, MarkMark Mancari RW R 23 2004 London, Ontario
30 Flag of the United States Miller, RyanRyan Miller G L 28 1999 East Lansing, Michigan
27 Flag of Finland Numminen, TeppoTeppo Numminen (A) D R 40 2005 Tampere, Finland
38 Flag of Canada Paetsch, NathanNathan Paetsch D L 25 2003 Leroy, Saskatchewan
20 Flag of Canada Paille, DanielDaniel Paille LW L 24 2002 Welland, Ontario
76 Flag of Canada Peters, AndrewAndrew Peters LW L 28 1998 St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Flag of the United States Pominville, JasonJason Pominville (A) RW L 26 2001 Repentigny, Quebec
52 Flag of Canada Rivet, CraigCraig Rivet (C) D R 34 2008 North Bay, Ontario
9 Flag of Canada Roy, DerekDerek Roy C L 25 2001 Ottawa, Ontario
44 Flag of Slovakia Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera D L 22 2004 Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
6 Flag of the Czech Republic Spacek, JaroslavJaroslav Spacek (A) D L 34 2006 Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
21 Flag of the United States Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford RW R 23 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10 Flag of Sweden Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder D L 29 1997 Stockholm, Sweden
26 Flag of Austria Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek LW R 24 2003 Vienna, Austria
4 Flag of the United States Weber, MikeMike Weber D L 20 2006 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


See also

Farm teams

On June 11, the Buffalo Sabres signed a three-year deal with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, ending a 29-year affiliation with the Rochester Americans.2

References

  1. ^ Montreal defeats Buffalo in Hockeyville, CA
  2. ^ Associated Press (2008-06-11). "Sabres end 29-year affiliation with Rochester, switch to Portland", ESPN, ESPN. Retrieved on 11 June 2008. 
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